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It is a finding that will be used as ammunition by every teenager who has been
on the receiving end of a telling-off by parents: shouting at children
leaves them depressed and makes their behaviour worse, scientists have found.

“Harsh verbal discipline appears to be detrimental in all circumstances,” said
Ming-Te Wang, from the University of Pittsburgh, who led the study. “Parents
need to keep calm and remind themselves that shouting will not help; in
fact, it will make things worse.”

Research found that 13-year-olds whose parents shouted or swore at them
suffered more depressive symptoms in the next year